Cheese-cutter.



No. 879,407. PATENTBD FEB. 18, 1908.

F. C. OSBORN. CHEESE CUTTER.

APPLIOAT'ION 'FILED DEG. I5, 1904.

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No. 879,407.A PATBNTED FEB. 18, 1908.

E. G. osEoEN. CHEESE GUTTER.

'APPLIOATIoN'EILED DE01.1'5, 1904.

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mentar FRANCIS C. OSBORN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.`

CHEESE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1B, 1908.

Application filed December 15| 1904. Serial No. 236.956.

To whom it may concern:

Be it--known that I, FRANCIS C. OsBortN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State.

of Michigan, have invented a new :and useful Improved Cheese-Cutter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of ma chines in whichfthe cheese is suppotted on a rotatable table that may be turned by suitable mechanism to the proper extent to measure off the desired weight .or amount to be severed.

The. principal object of my improvement is to provide accurate mechanism operated and adjusted in a novel manner to measure oif thedesi*x ed amount of cheese of different weights, sizes and values per pound.

A fnther object of my improvement is to provide a machine of this kind in which the cheese is turned through an angle corresponding to the desired amount, and in which the operating handle when moving at a uniform speed turns the cheese atconstantly decreasing speed, the cheesecoming to absolute restbefore the operating handle completes its movement, thus avoiding any possibility of too g' eat movement on account ofthe inertia of the cheese and the moving arts.

p A further object of my improvement is to providea machine of this kind which shall be strong, accurate, simple, and inexpensive to manufacture.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which l 'Figure 1 is a plan of the operating mechanism, the cutting knife and rotatable table being removed. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the complete machine. Fig. 3 is aA vertical cross sectlon on the line 3f-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing the relative positions of the operating handle and -the graduated bars, only. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of one of the stops. Figs. 7 and. 8 are enlarged views of details of the preferred form of the operating mechanism. Figs. 9 and 1() show modified forms of this part of the operating mechanism. y

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Cheese cutters as commonly constructed comprise a base a revoluble table, mechanism torevolve the table and a knife for outting oif the desired amount of material. In the drawings the base is shown as a ring 1 0 having a bar 11 extending across the center, and four upwardly extending lugs 12 upon which rests the toothed ringg13. This ring has an H shaped spider 14 which is bored and threaded to engage the upper end of the bolt 15 which passes through and is revoluble in a hole in the center of the bar 11. This bolt is screwed so firmly into the spider as to hold the ring'quite firmly against the lugs 12 in order to cause considerable friction which will prevent any undesirable movement of the ring. Secured to the ring 13 is the table 16 which is held in place by screws 17 passing up'through the holes 18 in the ring. To the base is secured the bracket 19, between the arms of which is pivoted one end of the knife carrier 20,'to which is secured the .knife 21. A small arm 22 on the carrie-r enga es the ,rear edge of the knife to steady it. ugs 23 on the bracket lie in the path of lugs 24 on the pivot end of the knife carrier to furnish a rest so that the knife and its carrier may be held in position when swung up out of the way.

The ring 13 is provided with ine teeth on its outer edge as shown in Fig.' 2 which teeth are also indicated in Fig. 8. Pivoted on the bolt 15 is the pawl carrier 25 at the outer end of which are pivoted a number of pawls 26 .which engage the teeth of the ring. While one pawl would operate to turn thering, the distance that the carrier moves before the ring turns with it might in some cases almost equal the pitch of the teeth. But with four pawls spaced so that the distance between each two is a multiple of the pitch lus one fourth of the pitch, the pawls at t e most can only move one fourth of the pitch., before one of them engages a tooth; A shield 27 secured to the end of the carrier partly covers the awls and also carries-the springs 28 that ho d the pawls into engagement with the teeth. Pivoted on the bolt 15 is the operating lever 29 which carrieson its inner end the segment 30, which engages the teeth of the sector 31, bar 11. A pin 32 on this sector is slidable in the slot 33 in the pawl carrier. The amount of movement therefore of the pawl carrier depends upon the extent the operating lever travels. The vmovement of the handle 34 to the right causes the pawls 26 to move to the right, and so also the awls and handle will mpve'together to the eft. A spring. 40 seivoted on the cross cured to the pawl carrier and to the vase pre* vents lost motion. cured two graduated bars and 36 between whichI the operating lever travels. On these bars are adjustable stops 37 and 3S to determine the extent of movement of the lever to the-right. A fixed stop 39, tothe left, limits its movement in that direction. The oper ating lever is quite thin near its' outer end so that it may be easily bent up to engage with the stop' 37. One of these stops .may be so adjusted, that at each complete n iovement of the operating handle, the table will ne revolved to such an extent that'a piece of cheese of fixed value may be cut oil, While the other stop will determine the weight of the severed portion.. lt often happens that the stop 38 is so iar in advance of stop 37 that the oper ating lever can drop down and pass under the stop 37. To prevent this l. provide the stop 38 with a tail or extension 39 which eectually holds the lever in contact with the stop 37'under such circumstances.

` It is of greatimportance that the table carr in the cheese should sto at the exact y g P point desired so that the predetermined amount may be cut oil. To do this l have found it desirable to stop the table slowly while the operating handle'is still moving at its maximun'i speed to the left. In Fig.8 1s

shown the' sector 31 withits pin 32 at the point reached when the lever 29 is in contact with the stop 38 in one of its positions.' ln

Fig. 7 the positions of the different parts atY the ends of their movements are indicated and it will there be seen that while the sector. 31 is turning through the last 12 or 15 degrees, (the angle indicated in dotted lines) the pawl carrier is stationary. Asjthe segment 30 and the teeth of the sector 31. are of about the same radius, it will Abe seen that during-the last ten degrees of movement of the. operating lever the table is stationary and had been decreasing its speed almost from the time it started.

If the rate of angular movements 'ofthe handle and table were constant with res ect to each other during the entire stroke o the handle, the spaces on the graduated bars'x would vary greatly, the graduations near the fixed 'stop becoming very' minute. But in the construction shown, the rate ci mover.

ment of the handle as it approaches the fixed stopbecomes relatively greater. so thatfor a given movement of the table the handle must move increasing distances. The dir'- ference between the movements of the hanf dle to 'turn the table one sixty-fourth and one sixtv-third of a'revolution is therefore not so far different between' the movements for one ft eenth and one sixteenth of a revolution of the table. l

Instead of the toothed segment 30 'and sector 31, either of the connections shown in' Figs. 9 and 10 may .be employed. .ln Fig. 9

@n the base ring are se the toothed portion of the sector is replaced by the arm 31u. having a pin at its outer end,

the segment 30 is replaced by a pin in the.

lwhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentris 1. ln a cheese cutter, the combination of a base., a revoluble carrierJ an operating lever pivoted at or near the center of' the carrier,

an arm pivoted concentric with the operat- A ing lever, operative connections between the operating lever and arm whereby a given angular movement of the operating lever causes an angular movement of the arm of less extent, and engaging means between said arm-and carrier.

2. In a cheese'cutter, the combination of a base, a table revoluble on said base, an arm having means to engage said table to revolve the same, an operating lever, said arm and lever having a common pivot, and a movable operative connection between the arm and lever whereby a given angular movement of the lever causes an angular movement of less extent in said arm.

3. ln a cheese cutter, the combination of'a base,`a table revoluble on said base, an arm pivoted on said base and adapted to actuate said table, asector pivoted on said base eccentricwith said arm and engaging-said armto actuate the same, the path of the pointof engagement between saidarmand sector being circular, and longitudinal of said arm, thereby causing the rate of circular'movement of the arn'i to constantly decrease and the arm to stop during the actuating move- .ment of the sector.

4. In a cheese cutter-,the combinationof a base,u a table revoluble on said base, an arm pivoted on saidbase and adapted to actuate said table, a sector pivoted on said base eccentric-'With said arm and engaging said arm to actuate the same, the path of the" point of engagement between said arm and sector being circular, and longitudinal of said arm, thereby causing the rate of circular.

movement of the arm to constantly decrease and the arm to stop during the actuating movement of the sector, and an operating 4leverl to ac tuate the sector, arm and table.

5` ln a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a table revol uble on said base, a no tched ring secured to said table, a slotted arm carrying awls to engage said notched ring,

a toothe sector pivoted on said base andhaving a pin engaging in the slot in said arm -ring, a toothed sector'pivotcd on said base and having a pin engaging 1n `the slot in said arm to actuate said table, a pivoted actuating lever having a toothed segment to engage the toothed portion of said sector, plurality of adjustable lstops to determine the extent of movement of said lever, and graduated bars for su porting said stops. 7.- In a c eese cutter, the combination 'of a base, a table revoluble on said base, a notched ringvsecured to saidtable, an arm carryiifig pawls to engage said ring, a sector pivoted on said baseand havingj means to engage said arm to' actuate the same, an operating lever to actuate said sector, and a plurality of ad justable stops to determine the extent of 'movement of said lever and table.

8. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a table revoluble on said base, a notched ring secured to said table, `an arm carrying lpawls to engage said ring, a sector pivoted` on saidbase andhaving-means to engage said arm,`

to actuate the same, an operating lever to actuate said sector, a plurality of adjustable stops to determinethe'extent'of movement of said lever and table, and graduated bars for supportingsaid stops. e v. I

9. Ina ycheese cutter, the combination'of a base, a Arevoluble carrier, mechanism for revolving'said carrier comprising-an arm and a pivotedy element so arranged as to -move said arm at constantly decreasing speed relative to the rate of movement vof said pivoted element, whereby the movement ofsai'd car- Iier endsbefore the. end of the movement of said pivoted element,l and a level` for'oscil lating the pivotedelement, said lever being pivoted concentrically with said arm.

10. In a cheese cutter, the combination of A a base, a table revoluble on said base, a flexible lever Lto actuate said table, upper and lower adjustable stops ,carried by said base, said lever normally adapted to contact with said lower stop but adapted to'be sprungup to contact with the upper stop, said lower stop provided with an extension adapted to support said lever that itymay contact with the upper stop.

11. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, twograduated bars secured to said base, a revoluble table mounted on said base, a lever for operating'said table, said 'lever normally resting on the lower lgraduated bar but adapted to be bent up to contact with the upper bar, an adjustable stop on said upper bar, and an adjustable stop on said .ber pivoted on sai 'arm and engaging lower bar and having an'extension adapted to guide said operating lever into contact with the stop on said upper bar.

12. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a revoluble table, a reciprocating handle for moving said table a predetermined distance when the handle is moved in one direction, a iixed stop for terminating the movement of said handle in said direction, an indicator having a series of graduations for .determining `the extent of movement-of said handle away from said fixed stop and connections between said handle and: said table whereby" the ratio of angular movements of the handle and table changes so as to equalize more nearly the distances between said graduations. I

13'. 'In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a revoluble table, a reciprocatingl handle for moving said table predetermined distances in one direction, two separate ad justable stops for limiting the movement of the handle in one direction, aixed stopl for limiting the movement of the handle in the opposite direction, and connections between said handle andsaid table whereby the table is moved by the handle when said handle is moved toward the xed stop, only.

14. In a cheese-cutter, the combination of the base, a Yrevoluble table, a reciprocating handle for moving said' table predetermined distances in one direction, two separate adjustable stops for limitingthe movement of the handle in one direction andV so arranged that'the handle may be movedl against either stop at will and so as to prevent the handle from` passing both stops.

15; In a cheese cutter, the combination of a bas, a table revoluble on said base, an arm pivoted on said base and adapted to actuate said table, an inde endently mounted memd base eccentric with said said arm to actuate the same, the path the point of engagement between vsaid arm and member being in an arc of a circle, and longitudinal of said arm,

thereby causing the rate of circular move- `adjustable.stops to determine the extent of movement' of said'lever and tablel 17. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a table `revoluble on said base, a notched ring secured -to said table, an arm carrying pawls to en age said ring, an 'independentlv mounte member pivoted on said base and having means to engage said l arm to actuate the same, an operating lever to actuate said member, a' plurality of adal base, a revoluble table, a reciprocating justable stops to determine the extent of movement of said lever and table, and gradt uated bars for supporting said stops. 18. In a cheese cutter the combination oihandle for moving said table a predetervmined distance in one direction, an adjustable stop for limiting the movement of thek handle in one direction, a fixed stop for limiting the movement of the handle in the opposite direction, and connections between saidhandl'e and said tablewherebythe table is moved by the handle when said=handle is moved toward the xed stop only.

19. In a cheese cutter the combination of a base, arevoluble table, a reciprocating handle for moving said table a predetermined distance inone direction, a plurality of` adjust-V able stops for limiting the movement of the 20. In a cheese cutter the combination of4 a base, avrevoluble table, a reciprocating han- `dle for moving said table a red-etermined distancein one direction, ap urality of adjustable stops for limiting the movement of the handle in one direction, a fxedstop for limiting the movement of the handle in the opposite direction, and connections between4 said handle and said table whereby the table is moved by the handle when said handle is moved toward the fixed stop on1y,. and.

whereby the movement of the table graduallyv ceases before the handle reaches the.

a cheese board pivoted on said frame, means for rotating vsaid board having an operating lever,y a back stop which arrests the backward movement of said lever, and two front stops adapted to' arrest the lever at diiierent points in its forward movement.

22. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a revoluble table, a lever for moving said table a predetermined distancefsaid lever being pivoted concentric with the table, and connections between the lever and table whereby the movement of the table ceases before the movement of the lever ceases.

23. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a revoluble table, .a handle for moving said table a predetermined distanceand 1 pivoted concentric therewithJ and connec- -tions betweenthe table and handle whereby the movement of the table gradually ceases with a constant rate of movement of the handle. 7

24. In a cheese cutter, the combination of abase, a revoluble table, a handle for moving the table in one direction; and a plurality of adjustable stops for limiting the movement of the handle in one direction, said handle being adapted to contact with a a vselect ed stop at the will of theoperator.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two Vsubscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS C. OSBORN.

Witnesses:

IEDWARD N. PAGELSEN, y `RALPH E. PRESTON. 

